Humor

Writer's Block
$20,000 was a great deal of money. Could they even legally offer so much? How do taxes work with that? Kate sipped lukewarm coffee. A snowy barn owl is a majestic creature. It provided so much room to dream of something mystic, cold, and magical. “Don’t you know that snowy barn owls are snowy all year, not just during the winter?”
By Kate5 years ago in Fiction
Deathcrawler
Bright lights showed through the holes of the darkroom. A silhouette stands in the center, Dazed and confused. The person looks at the new light shining through the vents of the room.
By Olivia Burton5 years ago in Fiction
The Thirsty Bird Bottle-o
It’s 42 degrees celsius outside, the heat is melting the asphalt, and the sun will cook any eggs left outside. That is to be expected, of course, it’s absolutely essential for a true-blue celebration of Australia Day!
By Eloise Robertson 5 years ago in Fiction
Things I Would Do Differently If I Was A Vampire
I don’t often reinvent myself as a semi-mythological creature but yet here we are dear readers. So what would I do if I was a vampire?
By Jessica Bugg5 years ago in Fiction
Of Gods & Tea
“I don’t understand why you just don’t dump that no good, lazy, deadbeat ni--negro and get you a real man! Mish! Don’t you agree?”
By Chalcedony Wyllie5 years ago in Fiction
Origin Story
She never really knew if she was coming or going. She never stopped moving.... just aimless and care free.....ever nonchalantly moving. That being said..... she knew damn well what she was doing this day!!!
By Joshua Morrison5 years ago in Fiction
The Plea
Yet again, I hear the pitter-patter of little feet and irritation ripples through my being. “Go away! Leave me alone!” It has been a continuing struggle, punctuating the ten years since I arrived. Initially, it was enthralling to observe the wildlife that, for many months, had enjoyed exclusive occupation of the ten bush acres while the house was empty. Species of birds and animals that I had never before encountered revealed themselves on an almost daily basis. It was if I’d moved to a foreign land.
By Margaret Rae5 years ago in Fiction
Sasquatch: A Date Gone Wrong
Elly: (Runs over to Tamara’s table at Frenny’s and jumps into the seat across from her) Tamara: Hello there sweetie! Are you looking for someone?
By Emily Clare Burgess5 years ago in Fiction
Clair
Clair “Hey have you seen Clair recently?” “No, why?” “I think she might be missing….” The conversation no parent wants to have - where’s the baby.
By Glory Duda5 years ago in Fiction
On the Day David Sedaris Called Me
If I give it some thought, I'm a catastrophe, really -- a hapless female baby-boomer who lives in Miami and works more than full-time at a drugstore that combines the worst features of a call center and a pharmacy, feeling just as misunderstood as I did when I was lost during my misspent youth.
By Irina Patterson5 years ago in Fiction
Larry Mouse Finds a Friend
Larry Mouse found himself all alone on a dark wet night on a stretch of road he had never been on before. He found himself in this predicament because somebody thought a highway was a good idea and tore down his lovely old Victorian home. His dear friends, Pumpkin and Bud, had been made to move away. Very upset they had been. But when the big people say you are moving and, no the mouse is not welcome. Well, they had no choice but to acquiesce and move.
By mike java5 years ago in Fiction
A Gaggle of Giggles
The Bar Two guys walk into a bar. Neither wearing a mask. Bartender shouts "Hey you two, have you had your shot?" "No" they reply in stereo.
By Tales from a Madman5 years ago in Fiction